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'''Húrin''' was the [[Warden of the Keys]] of [[Minas Tirith]] at the time of the [[War of the Ring]].  '''Húrin''' fought in the [[Battle of the Pelennor Fields]], and along with [[Forlong the Fat]], [[Hirluin]], and [[Imrahil]] came to the aid of the [[Rohirrim]] when they were outnumbered and hard-pressed.
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}}'''Húrin the Tall''', also referred to as "Lord Húrin" was a [[Gondorian]] noble during the [[War of the Ring]].  


'''Húrin''' was left in command of the small garrison that stayed behind while the armies of [[Gondor]] and [[Rohan]] marched to the [[Black Gate]].  At the coronation of [[Aragorn]], he opened the gate to the city for the new king.
==History==
Lord Húrin was assigned the office of the [[Warden of the Keys]] of [[Minas Tirith]] and for that he was also known as '''Húrin of the Keys'''.


Húrin fought in the [[Battle of the Pelennor Fields]], during which the [[Rohirrim]] were outnumbered and hard-pressed. Húrin, along with [[Forlong]], [[Hirluin]], and [[Imrahil]] came to their aid.<ref>{{RK|V6}}</ref>
After the battle, the [[Host of the West|armies]] of [[Gondor]] and [[Rohan]] marched to the [[Black Gate]] while Lord Húrin himself stayed in the city to command the small garrison that stayed behind.
A barricade was laid in place of the destroyed [[Great Gate of Minas Tirith|Great Gate]] at the gatehouse of the city. After the [[Fall of Sauron]], at the coronation of [[Aragorn]], he ceremoniously opened that barricade for the entry of the new king.<ref>{{RK|VI5}}</ref>
==Portrayal in adaptations==
[[File:The Lord of the Rings Online - Húrin (Warden of the Keys).jpg|thumb|left|150px|Húrin in '' [[The Lord of the Rings Online]]'']]
'''2015'': ''[[The Lord of the Rings Online]]'':'''
:Before the siege of [[Minas Tirith]] begins, Húrin can be found right inside the city gates, making the final preparations for the upcoming battle. During the siege proper he fights on the walls of the First Circle alongside other Lords of [[Gondor]]. After the battle is won, he is found right outside the city gates next to [[Imrahil]] and tasks the player with quenching the remaining fires and burying those who died fighting within the First Circle. He stands behind Steward Faramir during the coronation of King Elessar.
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The name Húrin refers to more than one character, item or concept. For a list of other meanings, see Húrin (disambiguation).
Húrin
Gondorian
Peter Xavier Price - Hurin of the Keys.jpeg
"Hurin of the Keys" by Peter Xavier Price
Biographical Information
Other names"the Tall", "of the Keys"
PositionWarden of the Keys
LocationGondor
LanguageWestron
BirthLate Third Age
DeathPresumably early Fourth Age
Physical Description
GenderMale
GalleryImages of Húrin

Húrin the Tall, also referred to as "Lord Húrin" was a Gondorian noble during the War of the Ring.

History[edit | edit source]

Lord Húrin was assigned the office of the Warden of the Keys of Minas Tirith and for that he was also known as Húrin of the Keys.

Húrin fought in the Battle of the Pelennor Fields, during which the Rohirrim were outnumbered and hard-pressed. Húrin, along with Forlong, Hirluin, and Imrahil came to their aid.[1]

After the battle, the armies of Gondor and Rohan marched to the Black Gate while Lord Húrin himself stayed in the city to command the small garrison that stayed behind.

A barricade was laid in place of the destroyed Great Gate at the gatehouse of the city. After the Fall of Sauron, at the coronation of Aragorn, he ceremoniously opened that barricade for the entry of the new king.[2]

Portrayal in adaptations[edit | edit source]

Húrin in The Lord of the Rings Online

2015: The Lord of the Rings Online:

Before the siege of Minas Tirith begins, Húrin can be found right inside the city gates, making the final preparations for the upcoming battle. During the siege proper he fights on the walls of the First Circle alongside other Lords of Gondor. After the battle is won, he is found right outside the city gates next to Imrahil and tasks the player with quenching the remaining fires and burying those who died fighting within the First Circle. He stands behind Steward Faramir during the coronation of King Elessar.

References

  1. ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Return of the King, "The Battle of the Pelennor Fields"
  2. ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Return of the King, "The Steward and the King"
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